Thursday, August 5, 7 - 10pm
Family Bookstore Presents:
Summer Drawing Show
Ben Jones * Geoff Mcfetridge * Meryl Smith * Richard McGuire * Denise Kupferschmidt
Family Back Room Gallery
August 5 - September 7
Opening Reception:
Thursday, August 5
7 - 10pm
Summer Drawing Show presents a varied group of artists: each utilizing 'the drawn line' in their own highly personal way, each with an aesthetic instantly recognizable as their own.
Bios:
Richard McGuire is the designer and illustrator of numerous iconic covers for the New Yorker magazine. He is also a founding member of the band, Liquid Liquid
Meryl Smith's sculptures were featured in the recent Spike Jonze film, I'm Here. Her animal sculptures have also been featured as an Opening Ceremony window installation, and she was an artist in residency at Family's Thirty Days NY project
Ben Jones is a founding member of art collective, Paper Rad. His work has been exhibited at Deitch Projects, NY; Peres Projects, Berlin; Pace Wildenstein, NY; CANADA, NY; The Museum of Modern Art, NY; The New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Tate Britain, London. He is currently creating an animated television show for Cartoon Network
Denise Kupferschmidt's work has been exhibited at P.S 1 Gallery, NY; Monya Rowe Gallery, NY; Printed Matter, NY
Geoff McFetridge is a graphic artist and director. He has had solo exhibitions at Parco Gallery, Tokyo; and Colette, Paris. He designed the title designs for the television show, Freaks and Geeks, as well as films, The Virgin Suicides, and Where The Wild Things Are
Flier by Geoff Mcfetridge
Family Bookstore Presents:
Summer Drawing Show
Ben Jones * Geoff Mcfetridge * Meryl Smith * Richard McGuire * Denise Kupferschmidt
Family Back Room Gallery
August 5 - September 7
Opening Reception:
Thursday, August 5
7 - 10pm
Summer Drawing Show presents a varied group of artists: each utilizing 'the drawn line' in their own highly personal way, each with an aesthetic instantly recognizable as their own.
Bios:
Richard McGuire is the designer and illustrator of numerous iconic covers for the New Yorker magazine. He is also a founding member of the band, Liquid Liquid
Meryl Smith's sculptures were featured in the recent Spike Jonze film, I'm Here. Her animal sculptures have also been featured as an Opening Ceremony window installation, and she was an artist in residency at Family's Thirty Days NY project
Ben Jones is a founding member of art collective, Paper Rad. His work has been exhibited at Deitch Projects, NY; Peres Projects, Berlin; Pace Wildenstein, NY; CANADA, NY; The Museum of Modern Art, NY; The New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Tate Britain, London. He is currently creating an animated television show for Cartoon Network
Denise Kupferschmidt's work has been exhibited at P.S 1 Gallery, NY; Monya Rowe Gallery, NY; Printed Matter, NY
Geoff McFetridge is a graphic artist and director. He has had solo exhibitions at Parco Gallery, Tokyo; and Colette, Paris. He designed the title designs for the television show, Freaks and Geeks, as well as films, The Virgin Suicides, and Where The Wild Things Are
Flier by Geoff Mcfetridge